School: Borrisoleigh (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- About three or four miles from Borrisoleigh there is a conical mountain called Knockanure.
Once there lived a Tipperary family called the Lanigans. One member of the family was elected M.P. and in honour of the event he erected a tower on top of this hill.
About thirty years ago it fell. It was built in haste of bad stone called sligeen. It was a landmark for those living in North Tipperary.
There now remains only a heap of stones, but it is still visited by the people on Tower Sunday in July.- Collector
- Thomas Gleeson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockinure, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- J. Mc Donnell
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Knockinure, Co. Tipperary